Below is a timeline of events surrounding administrators’ meetings with parents, players and coaches, which ultimately resulted in Hoff’s firing, according to the documents.

The series of meetings began on Jan. 30, about two weeks after Mattawan suffered a 68-45 loss at Portage Central. Mattawan’s season ended in a 61-31 loss to Kalamazoo Loy Norrix in a Class A district semifinal game on March 6. The Wildcats finished the season with an 8-14 record.

Here's the timeline:

Jan 30, 2013: Mattawan Superintendent Patrick Bird met with three parents of basketball players. The parents requested the meeting to discuss Hoff conducting a second tryout in mid-January following the lopsided loss to Portage Central. Parents had concerns that Hoff isn’t approachable, that players get attacked during drills, and is generally verbally abusive toward the players and is disrespectful toward athletic director Ken Mohney.

Feb. 6, 2013: Bird met with Hoff, who was asked to address the concerns. Hoff told Bird he is passionate about getting the best out of players and attempts to motivate them. The coach said he did not recall throwing basketballs at players, but admitted to kicking a basketball in practice.

Feb. 11, 2013: Bird met with a player, who was accompanied by his parents. The player alleged that, during the 2011-12 season, Hoff got in the face of Mohney over gym use and did so in front of the team. The player said he lacks respect for Hoff. The player said kids fear Hoff and said bullies. The player said that Hoff “whipped a ball at” an unnamed player. Bird asked if others saw Hoff throw the ball and the player said others may not have. The player accused Hoff of using foul language and said he is verbally abusive.

March 11, 2013: Bird arranged a meeting with three parents of players, along with Hoff and assistant coach Greg Saunders. Two of the parents accused Hoff of being verbally abusive toward players. Hoff said he didn’t think he was being abusive to players, just trying to motivate them. One parent wanted to discuss the past player walk-out in the 1990s and Saunders said it wasn’t fair to do that. Parents asked about Hoff throwing a ball at players, and he said he didn’t do that. Saunders said he has never seen Hoff do that. Hoff admitted in front of the three parents that he has kicked a ball in practice, but denies that he would throw a ball at a player.

March 12, 2013: Bird meets with a player, who was accompanied by another individual. The player said he does not know his role and gets mixed messages. The player said he lost confidence in his play and, despite the lack of team success, Hoff won’t change his coaching system — it has to be his way. The player said that Hoff blames the team for a lack of commitment. The player said that players had to step in between Hoff and a player, said Hoff often throws basketballs, and said he will not play again for Hoff and that Mattawan should get a new coach.

March 15, 2013: Bird met with a player, who was accompanied by another individual. The player said Hoff went off on him in practice, told him to step out of drills and said in front of the team he was removing him as a starter. The player said Hoff took a ball and threw it at his legs while saying, “I hate when you play bad.” The player said that Hoff plays mind games, alleged that the coach is verbally abusive and accused him of using swear words at different points.

March 18, 2013: Bird received an email from an unnamed source or sources, saying that he or they’d met with coaches and wanted to stay with Mattawan basketball.

March 18, 2013: Per the request of Saunders, Bird met with him. Saunders told Bird he had sent an email to former players and parents to support Hoff because he hadn’t heard from Bird since meeting with parents on March 11. Saunders said that Hoff is a good coach, and that while he’s not in the gym at all times that Hoff is coaching, he’s been around him enough to know that he is a good coach.

March 20, 2013: Bird met with junior varsity basketball coach Rob Kuhtz, who expressed support for Hoff. Kuhtz said Hoff had a tough team to work with. Bird asked Kuhtz if he’d seen Hoff do anything considered inappropriate in practice, and Kuhtz said he did not see anything wrong.

March 22, 2013: Bird met with Hoff, who told the superintendent that he didn’t throw basketballs at players. Hoff told Bird that postseason meetings went well. He said one player had concerns and those were worked out. Bird discussed Hoff’s reputation and suggested they put together a plan to address it. Hoff suggested Kuhtz work with him at the varsity level next season.

April 8, 2013: After Bird heard more concerns during spring break, he directed interim principal Jim Corstange, Mohney and assistant principal Greg Mickelson to call in players and interview them. Corstange supplied Bird with a summary of the meetings.

April 12, 2013: At 3 p.m., administration spoke with Hoff and made a decision to take the men’s basketball program in the high school in a different direction. Hoff was asked to resign or retire from his coaching position.

April 14, 2013: A Facebook page called “I Support Dan Hoff” was created.

April 15, 2013: Hoff had until 11 a.m. to resign or retire on his own, but declined. He was fired.

May 13, 2013: A Mattawan Board of Education meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the district’s Center Building Conference Room, where a large turnout of Hoff supporters are anticipated.